Where Armies Camp
“Those who guide their leader by the Way
Will not urge war to dominate the world,
For such a course is bound to haunt is taker.
Fields where armies camp grow thorns and weeds,
And plague and famine follow every war.
With the fruits of victory desist;
Never seek to break a beaten foe,
And flaunt no prowess with the victory,
Assert no strength, show no pride;
Be a victor against your will,
A victor who will not dominate.
“Beware old age in pride of manly might”:
This warns to work not against the Way.
“Work against the Way, die before your day.”
– Moss Roberts
-Tao Te Ching
“War, in the end, is always about betrayal, betrayal of the young by the old, of soldiers by politicians, and of idealists by cynics.”
~Chris Hedges~
“Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.”
-Dwight D. Eisenhower.~
"The heavens declare the glory of the Bomb, and the firmament showeth His handiwork."
Blessings of the Bomb Almighty, and the Fellowship of the Holy Fallout, descend upon us all. This day and forever more.
"Glory be to the Bomb, and to the Holy Fallout. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be. World without end. Amen."
“I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.”
~Albert Einstein~
“A man who says that no patriot should attack the war until it is over is saying no good son should warn his mother of a cliff until she has fallen.”
~ G.K. Chesterton (Writer, philosopher, 1874 – 1936, England)~
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Barracks at Ft. Ord
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) designated Fort Ord as a Superfund site due to the extensive contamination of its surface soil and groundwater from military activities, including the disposal of explosives and the use of hazardous cleaning chemicals. This classification placed Fort Ord among the most polluted areas in the country, as contaminants were found to pose significant health risks to those who lived and trained on the base. Since Fort Ord’s decommissioning, hundreds of veterans have reported serious illnesses, linking their health issues to their time stationed there.
The problem of toxic exposure at military bases like Fort Ord is part of a broader, long-standing issue affecting service members across the nation. Prolonged exposure to hazardous substances, such as asbestos, fuel residues, and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), has caused various health complications for veterans, often surfacing years after exposure. While a 1996 public health assessment attempted to evaluate contamination levels in Fort Ord and surrounding areas like Marina, understanding these toxic effects has since evolved, further underscoring the need for ongoing assessment and support for those impacted."
https://www.mesotheliomavets.com/mesothelioma/asbestos-in-the-military/fort-ord/#:~:text=History%20of%20Fort%20Ord%20Toxic,and%20support%20for%20those%20impacted.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/27/us/military-base-closure-cleanup.html
Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex
"The Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex (SRMSC) was a cluster of military facilities near Nekoma, North Dakota, that supported the United States Army's Safeguard anti-ballistic missile program.[1] The complex provided launch and control for 30 LIM-49 Spartan anti-ballistic missiles, and 70 shorter-range Sprint anti-ballistic missiles.
The site achieved initial operating capability on 1 April 1975, and full operational capability on 1 October 1975 costing $6 billion (equivalent to $35.06 billion in 2024). However, on 2 October 1975, the House of Representatives voted to decommission the project, after they deemed it ineffective. The complex was deactivated in April 1976, after only six months of full operational capacity. In December 2012, it was purchased by the Spring Creek Hutterite Colony of Forbes, North Dakota, at auction for $530,000 (equivalent to $725,898 in 2024).[2][3] In 2020, portions of the property including the Pyramid were sold to the Cavalier County Job Development Authority (CCJDA) for $462,900.[4] The CCJDA intends to build an interpretive historical center, restore the property, and sell or lease the pyramid to a datacenter or similar business. In July 2022, data center developer Bitzero Blockchain Inc. acquired the pyramid from the CCJDA to restore and renovate the complex and convert it into a data center, with a slated $500 million going into the project. Bitzero also plans to create an interpretive center for the complex.[5] The Hutterite colony retains ownership of the remaining property."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_R._Mickelsen_Safeguard_Complex